The etymology and history of first names.... These names are used by Hebrew-speaking Jews. See also about Jewish names.

Here are some Hebrew names that we went over when we were naming our cute little baby. We had a hard time but were happy when we found the perfect Hebrew or Jewish name. Boys and girls Hebrew names are below:

Yeriychow: hebrew name meaning "city of the moon" or "place of fragrance." in the bible, this is the name of a city near the dead sea, abounding in fragrant products such as balsam and cyprus. Jericho is the anglicized form.

Achiyam: hebrew name meaning "mother's brother," i.E. "uncle." in the bible, this is the name of one of king david's warriors.

Tirtsah: hebrew name meaning "pleasantness." in the bible, this is a place name and the name of a daughter of zelophehad.

Shelach: hebrew name meaning "a missile, weapon." in the bible, this is the name of a son of arphaxad.

Yareb: hebrew name meaning "contender." in the bible, this is an epithet given to the king of assyria. The english form is jareb.

Salma: hebrew unisex name meaning "garment." in the bible, this is a masculine name only, the name of the father of boaz. Compare with another form of salma.

Bitya: variant spelling of hebrew bityah, meaning "daughter of god."

Ach'ab: hebrew name composed of the elements 'ach "brother" and 'av "father," hence "brother of father; uncle." in the bible, this is the name of a king of israel, the husband of jezebel.

Shlomit: contracted form of hebrew shelomiyth, meaning "peaceful."

Rephaela: feminine form of hebrew rephael, meaning "healed of god" or "whom god has healed."

Noga: unisex form of hebrew nogahh, meaning "shining splendor," as of the fire or the sun.

Rachab: hebrew name meaning "ample, broad, spacious, wide." in the bible, this is the name of a harlot of jericho who aided the spies in their escape and was saved from destruction.

Yehowyakiyn: hebrew name meaning "god establishes." in the bible, this is the name of a king of judah, the son of yehowyaqiym. He was imprisoned by nebuchadnezzar. Jehoiachin is the anglicized form.

Terach: hebrew name meaning "delay" and "station." in the bible, this is the name of a place in the wilderness where the israelites stopped on their exodus. It is also the name of the father of abraham.

Nechemyah: hebrew name meaning "jehovah comforts" or "whom jehovah comforts." in the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a governor of judah under the persian king artachshatra.

Pachath-mowab (-): hebrew name meaning "governor of moab" and "pit of moab." in the bible, this is the name of an ancestor of a family of babylonian exiles, and the name of the father of hashub.

Chayym: variant spelling of hebrew chayyim, meaning "life."

Tsuwph: hebrew name meaning "flow, overflow," hence "honey as dropping." in the bible, this is the name of an ancestor of elkanah.

Tehila: hebrew name meaning "prayer" or "song of praise."

Shay: variant spelling of aramaic/hebrew shai, meaning "gift." compare with another form of shay.

Oren: hebrew name, denoting a lofty tree that gives off a tremulous sound when shaken by the wind; various translations include: "ash," "cedar," "elder," "fir," and "pine." in the bible, this is the name of a descendant of judah.

Dovev: hebrew name meaning "whisper."

Yavan: hebrew name meaning "ionia, greece." in the bible, this is a place name and the name of a grandson of noah. The english form is javan.

Adira: hebrew name meaning "noble; powerful."

Yamiyn: hebrew name meaning "the right hand," "the right side," or "the right quarter." in the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of simeon. The english form is jamin.

Achazyah: hebrew name meaning "god holds" or "whom god holds." in the bible, this is the name of a son of ahab and a son of jehoram.

Tzuf: variant spelling of hebrew tsuwph, meaning "flow, overflow," hence "honey as dropping." in the bible, this is the name of an ancestor ofelkanah.

Nadab: variant spelling of hebrew nadav, meaning "generous." in the bible, this is the name of several characters, including the eldest son of aaronwho was slain (along with his brother abihu) by god for offering incense contrary to the law.

Yaasuw: hebrew name meaning "they will do" or "jehovah made." in the bible, this is the name of a descendant of bani.

Benzecry: hebrew patronymic name meaning "son of zechariah."

Meydad: hebrew name meaning "love." in the bible, this is the name of a prophet who lived in the time of moses. Medad is the anglicized form.

Yehudi: variant spelling of hebrew yehuwdiy, meaning "jew."

Eliav: variant spelling of hebrew eliyab, meaning "my god is father."

Hosha'na (-): hebrew unisex name derived from hosha'na, meaning "deliver us." in the bible, this was the cry of the people who recognizedjesus as the messiah when he entered jerusalem.

Chanah: variant spelling of hebrew channah, meaning "favor; grace."

Chilqiyah: hebrew name meaning "my portion is god." in the bible, this is the name of many characters, including the father of eliakim, and a high priest who lived in the time of king josiah. Also spelled chilkiya. Hilkiah is the anglicized form.

Efa: variant spelling of hebrew unisex efah, meaning "darkness" or "gloomy." compare with another form of efa.

Lochesh: hebrew name meaning "whisper." in the bible, this is the name of a babylonian exile returnee.

Kafziel: hebrew name meaning "speedy one of god." in jewish legend, this is the name of an angel. Unlike most of the other angels, kafziel is a watcher, rather than a doer. He is called the angel of solitude and tears, and presides over the deaths of kings. Kafziel is associated with the seventh heaven, the planet saturn, and has been worshiped by satanists. He is also known by the latin name cassiel.

Uwr: hebrew name meaning "flame or light of fire," also possibly "revelation." in the bible, this is the native place of abraham, the city of the chaldeans, and a center of moon worship. The persian form of uwr/ur is urim, also meaning "fire, flame." according to the book of jubilees, the city of uwr/ur was named by ur, son of kesed.

Chamran: hebrew name meaning "the people is exalted" or "their slime." in the bible, this is the name of a son of a descendant of esau. Amranis the anglicized form.

Tuvya: variant spelling of hebrew tuviya, meaning "god is good."

Baruwk: hebrew name meaning "blessed." in the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a faithful attendant of jeremiah to whom the apocryphal book of baruch is ascribed.

Saba: hebrew unisex name meaning "aged, old." compare with another form of saba.

Vashtiy: hebrew form of persian vashti, meaning "beautiful." in the bible, this is the name of the wife of king ahasuerus who was replaced byesther.

Heber (greek: , hebrew: ): greek and hebrew name meaning "the region beyond; on the other side (of a stream or sea)." in the bible, this is the name of many characters, including a great grandson of shem. Compare with another form of heber.

Karniela: hebrew name meaning "horn of the lord." also spelled carniela.

Riva: pet form of hebrew rivka, meaning "ensnarer." compare with another form of riva.

Merodach: hebrew form of akkadian marduk ("solar calf"), meaning "thy rebellion." in biblical times, this was the name of a babylonian idol, probably the planet mars, which like saturn was regarded by ancient semites as the author of bloodshed and slaughter, and was propitiated with human victims. Mordechai is a related name.

Eythan: hebrew name meaning "enduring, long-lived." in the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a grandson of judah.

Hagar: hebrew name meaning "flight." in the bible, this is the name of the mother of ishmael.

Gidown: hebrew name meaning "cutter down; hewer," i.E. "mighty warrior." in the bible, this is the name of the warrior who defeated the midianites.

Rav: hebrew name meaning "great" or "teacher."

Shelomoh: hebrew name meaning "peaceable." in the bible, this is the name of the tenth son of david who became the third king of israel.

Degania: variant spelling of hebrew deganya, meaning "grain."

Bath-shuwa: hebrew name meaning "daughter of wealth." in the bible, this is another name bath-sheba is known by.

David (, ): hebrew name meaning "beloved." in the bible, this is the name of a son of jesse. David was the second king of israel and father of king solomon. As a youth he killed a giant named goliath with his slingshot.

Tuwbal qayin ( ): hebrew name meaning "though shall be brought of cain." in the bible, this is the name of a son of lamech, said to be an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron.

Obadyah: hebrew name meaning "servant of god." in the bible, this is the name of many characters, including a minor prophet.

Davida: feminine form of hebrew david, meaning "beloved."

Echuwd: hebrew name meaning "joining together, united." in the bible, this is the name of a great grandson of benjamin.

Aviva: feminine form of hebrew aviv, meaning "springtime."

Avner: variant spelling of hebrew abner, meaning "father of light."

Yada: hebrew name meaning "he knows" or "wise." in the bible, this is the name of a member of the tribe of judah. The english form is jada.

Kashti: hebrew name meaning "my bow; my rainbow."

Abram: hebrew name meaning "father of elevation." in the bible, this is abraham's name before god changed it. Also spelled avram. Compare with another form of abram.

Ammiynadab: hebrew name meaning "kindred of the prince." in the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of aram and a son of kohath. Also spelled amminadav and aminadav.

Asher: hebrew name derived from the word ashar, meaning "happy." in the bible, this is the name of a son of jacob. In use by the english.

Yamir: hebrew name meaning "to change."

Adalya: hebrew name of persian derivation, meaning "i shall be drawn up of god." in the bible, this is the name of the fifth son of haman.

Rimmown: hebrew name of uncertain origin, meaning "pomegranate." in the bible, this is the name of several places, the name of a benjamite of beeroth.

Uwthay: hebrew name meaning "whom jehovah helps." in the bible, this is the name of a son of ammihud and a son of bigvai.

Dov: hebrew name meaning "bear."

Daganya: variant spelling of hebrew deganya, meaning "grain."

Gerah: variant spelling of hebrew gera, meaning "a grain."

Henye: variant spelling of hebrew henya, meaning "grace of the lord."

Ovadia: variant spelling of hebrew ovadya, meaning "servant of god."

Roni: hebrew unisex name meaning "my joy" or "my song." compare with another form of roni.

Varda: hebrew name meaning "rose."

Shalluwm: hebrew name meaning "retribution." in the bible, this is the name of many characters, including the husband of huldah the prophetess.

Even-ezer (-): variant spelling of hebrew eben-haezer, meaning "foundation stone, stone of help." in the bible, this is the name of the place where the israelites were defeated by the philistines. It is also the name of a memorial stone set up by samuel after the israelites got their revenge.

Hadaccah: hebrew name meaning "myrtle tree." in the bible, this is esther's hebrew name.

Yeshayahu: variant form of hebrew yeshayah, meaning "god is salvation."

Gemaryah: hebrew name meaning "god has accomplished." in the bible, this is the name of the son of hilkiah who bore jeremiah's letter to the captive jews.

Atarah: hebrew name meaning "crown" or "wreath." in the bible, this is the name of the wife of jerahmeel.

Meiriona: hebrew name meaning "soldiers, troops." compare with another form of meiriona.

Hayym: variant spelling of hebrew chayim, meaning "life."

Aphrodit: hebrew form of greek aphrodite, meaning "risen from the foam."

Dagania: variant spelling of hebrew deganya, meaning "grain."

Golyath: hebrew name meaning "exile." in the bible, this is the name of a philistine giant slain by david. A shard of pottery unearthed by archaeologists digging at tell es-safi, bears two proto-semitic names (alwt and wlt) which are etymologically similar to hebrew galyat/golyat/golyath. The shard dates to around 950 bc, very close to the time when the bible says goliath lived.

Ebron: hebrew name meaning "alliance, association." in the bible, this is the name of a city in south judah near where abraham built an altar. It is also the name of the third son of kohath and a descendant of caleb. The anglicized form is hebron.

Hadas: hebrew unisex name meaning "myrtle tree."

Shemayah: hebrew name meaning "whom jehovah has answered" or "whom jehovah has heard." in the bible, this is the name of many characters, including a prophet who lived in the time of rehoboam.

Owphiyr (, , ): hebrew name meaning "gold" or "reducing to ashes." in the bible, this is the name for gold and its characteristics, the name of a land or city, and the name of the eleventh son of joktan.

Chuldah: hebrew name meaning "mole" or "weasel." in the bible, this is the name of a prophetess.

Amal: hebrew name meaning "heavy, wearisome labor." in the bible, this is the name of a member of the tribe of asher. Compare with other forms of amal.

Lilith: hebrew form of sumerian lilitu, meaning "of the night." in mythology, this is the name of a mesopotamian storm demon associated with the wind and thought to bear disease and death. In ancient semitic folklore, it is the name of a night demon. The oldest story considers lilith to beadam's first wife. In the bible, this is simply a word for a "screech owl."

Bosmath: hebrew name meaning "spice" or "sweet smelling." in the bible, this is the name of a wife of esau, and a daughter of solomon.

Chaim: variant spelling of hebrew chayim, meaning "life."

Nimrowd: hebrew name meaning "rebel." in the bible, this is the name of a great-grandson of noah who was a renowned hunter.

Netta: feminine variant spelling of hebrew neta, meaning "plant, shrub." compare with another form of netta.

Kehat: variant spelling of hebrew kehath, meaning "assembly."

Ilana: feminine form of hebrew ilan, meaning "tree."

Lechiy: hebrew name derived from the biblical name of a place near the border of the hill-country of judah, meaning "cheek" or "jaw." the place is noted for being the location of samson's killing of 1000 men with the jawbone of an ass.

Imriy: hebrew name meaning "eloquent." in the bible, this is the name of a member of the tribe of judah.

Menuha: variant spelling of hebrew menucha, meaning "tranquility."

Saraph: hebrew name meaning "burning one" or "serpent." in the bible, this is the name of a son of shelah. It is also the name of a species of venomous serpents mentioned in numbers 21:6, and the name of an order of six-winged angels mentioned by isaiah who attend upon god.

Gal: hebrew unisex name meaning "mound, wave."

Merariy: hebrew name meaning "bitter, unhappy." in the bible, this is the name of the third son of levi.

Remiel: hebrew form of arabic ramiel ("thunder of god"), meaning "mercy of god." in christian and islamic tradition, this is the name of a watcher. He is one of the seven archangels listed in the book of enoch. He is the angel of hope, and has two main duties: he is responsible for divine visions, and guides the souls of the faithful to heaven. It is also said that he is the archangel who was responsible for the destruction of the armies ofsennacherib.

Ribqah: hebrew name meaning "ensnarer." in the bible, this is the name of the wife of isaac. Also spelled rivka.

Miryam: hebrew name meaning "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion." in the bible, this is the name of a woman of judah, and the sister of aaron and moses.

Beulah: a derivative of hebrew ba'al ("to marry; to be lord, master, possessor"), meaning "she who is married." in the bible, this is an allegorical name for the land of israel.

Shula: short form of hebrew shulamith, meaning "peaceful." compare with another form of shula.

Uzziya: hebrew name meaning "power of jehovah." in the bible, this is the name of one of david's warriors.

Odeleya: hebrew name meaning "i will praise god."

Nedabyah: hebrew name meaning "whom jehovah impels." in the bible, this is the name of one of the sons of king jehoiachin of judah.

Abiyram: hebrew name meaning "my father is exalted." in the bible, this is the name of the eldest son of hiel the bethelite, and the name of a son of eliab who joined korah in his rebellion against moses. Also spelled aviram.

Yechezqel: hebrew name meaning "god will strengthen." in the bible, this is the name of a prophet, the author of the book of ezekiel.

Owmar: hebrew name meaning "eloquent, talkative" or "speaker." in the bible, this is the name of a grandson of esau.

Rephael: hebrew name meaning "healed of god" or "whom god has healed." in the bible, this is the name of a son of shemaiah and grandson of obed-edom. In the books of enoch and tobit, this is the name of an archangel.

Uzziyel: hebrew name meaning "god is my strength." in the bible, this is the name of many characters, including a grandson of levi.

Peninnah: hebrew name meaning "coral" or "pearl." in the bible, this is the name of a wife of elkanah.

Leila: hebrew name meaning "night" or "dark oriental beauty." compare with other forms of leila.

Dan: short form of hebrew daniy, meaning "judge." in the bible, this is the name of jacob's fifth son (of 12).

Teyman: hebrew name meaning "on the right, south." in the bible, this is the name of the city, country, and people of idumea, and the name of a descendant of esau.

Aviv: hebrew name meaning "spring."

Yedidya: variant spelling of hebrew yediydeyah, hebrew name meaning "beloved of god," "delight of god," or "friend of god."

Emmett: variant spelling of hebrew emmet, meaning "truth." compare with another form of emmett.

Tuwbal: hebrew name meaning "thou shall be brought." in the bible, this is the name of a son of japheth.

Karmiy: hebrew name meaning "a vinedresser" or "my vineyard." in the bible, this is the name of a judaite, father of achan, and the name of the fourth son of reuben.

Samil: variant form of hebrew samael, the name of an angel of death, meaning "whom god makes" and "venom of god."

Yowceph: hebrew name meaning "(god) shall add (another son)." in the bible, this is the name of several characters, including the eleventh son of jacob who became an advisor to the pharaoh of egypt. Joseph is the anglicized form.

Meonothai: hebrew name meaning "habitations of jehovah" or "my habitations." in the bible, this is the name of the father of ophrah.

Azarya: aramaic and hebrew name meaning "help of god." in the bible, this is the name of several characters, including one of the three young men thrown into the fiery furnace by nebuchadnezzar.

Livnath: variant form of hebrew livnah ("whiteness, transparency"), meaning "belus, glass," from the sand of which glass was first made by the phoenicians." in the bible, this is part of the name of a river, shihor-libnath, which flows into the sea.

Ownam: hebrew name meaning "vigorous, strong." in the bible, this is the name of the father of jada.

Zakkai: variant spelling of hebrew zakkay, meaning "clean, innocent."

Eyphah: hebrew unisex name meaning "darkness" or "gloomy." in the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of midianand one of caleb's concubines. Also spelled efah. The anglicized form is ephah.